Choplifter is a side-scrolling action/arcade game that puts you in command of an attack chopper. Your mission: Go behind enemy lines and rescue up to 16 hostages per level. Be careful, though, because tanks and enemy aircraft will try to stop you -- and they won't stop shooting while you are rescuing those hostages!

Originally released for Apple II home computers, Choplifter was later ported to the arcades and a number of video game consoles. Many imitators and homages would follow.

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Alternate Titles

"Choplifter" -- SEGA Master System title

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Part of the Following Group

Choplifter series

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Choplifter - Sega Master System	SEGA Master System	$0.01
	Choplifter!
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User Reviews

Excellent port from Sega	B14ck W01f (37398)	unrated
A super-stressful little game from the mid-80s	Chris Wright (99)
Great translation of the arcade version of Choplifter.	gametrader (229)	unrated

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The Press Says

The Video Game Critic	Dec 14, 2000	A	100
Tilt	Dec, 1987	18 out of 20	90
Génération 4	1987	89 out of 100	89
Happy Computer	Nov, 1986	86 out of 100	86
Game Freaks 365	Jun 23, 2005	7.5 out of 10	75
VideoGame	Mar, 1991		60
IMPLANTgames	Nov 05, 2009	6 out of 10	60

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Trivia

Choplifter designer Dan Gorlin on the surprising influence of his game on the industry:

"A lot of professionals in the game business now tell me that Choplifter was big influence on them. It kinda freaks me out; like inventing dynamite or something."

(From the book *High Score!* by Rusel DeMaria and Johnny L. Wilson, p.125.)

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